Friday (1995)

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

When someone asks me which movie i have seen the most times, i have to answer Friday. I know the movie pretty much verbatim, and have seen it well over 30 times. Chris Tucker is one of the funniest people ever. This is his best performance, followed closely by Rush Hour. There are so many funny moments in this movie it would be impossible to name them all here. My favorites would have to be when Smokey meets his blind date, who turns out to be fat and bald, and the scenes where Deebo confronts Smokey and Craig, played by Ice Cube. The movie has a hilarious supporting cast, including John Witherspoon, Tiny Lister, and Bernie Mac. Critics don't know anything. If you ever have a chance to see this and enjoy urban comedy and Chris Tucker, don't even hesitate to watch. 10/10

Chris Tucker pretty much makes this movie. Ice Cube is literally a block of wood for an hour and a half, so nothing new there. But this film has a cult following, mainly thanks to Tucker. What I find ironic is how this film has an anti-gun message when Ice Cube made his money off of glorifying gun violence. Ice Cube must have been indirectly connected to thousands of murders by helping to originate and popularize gangster rap. Not that I don't enjoy listening to it but let us be real here, gangster rappers could have rapped about doing their income tax as long as they sounded good and kept sampling beats from the 60s/70s but whatever. Ice Cube sold out his own people for a paycheck. Yeah sure, you can play devil's advocate and claim they rap about inner city life and extra; but soul music did that back in the 70s without glorifying killing people, selling drugs and disrespecting women. And we all know Dr Dre was as much of a gangster as Mickey Mouse. Some goes for Ice Cube, I'm guessing. The only semi-gangster out of their lot was Easy-E and he was a second rate dealer. But I do have to say this about Ice Cube and his friends, they gave a lot back to their old neighborhoods, oh wait they didn't. And look at the movies Ice Cube makes, they all su&k. But I'm reviewing a cult classic here and I have to say it is okay. Chris Tucker makes the film. Ice Cube shouldn't be allowed in front of a camera but Hollywood loves a sellout so we keep getting him. I can just imagine some evil Hollywood big wigs getting off on the fact Ice Cube is their little whatever. I'm over it.

I just watched this movie today, and I would have to say that I was not really feeling it for the first forty minutes or so. I am glad that I kept on watching, however, instead of giving up on it so early because I really enjoyed how the film steadily rose in pace after about fifty minutes to an hour. I really enjoyed the chemistry between Ice Cube and Chris Tucker; I think that made the film more than anything. Another aspect of the film that I particularly enjoyed was the soundtrack. I found all of the music to fit with the film really well. Overall, this film was very slow-paced at the beginning, but the pace steadily rose making it more enjoyable and it had an awesome soundtrack. Eight out of ten.

It's Friday. Craig Jones (Ice Cube) loses his job and living with his family. His dad (John Witherspoon) wants him to join him as a dogcatcher. He can't stand his jealous girlfriend Joi and is interested in sweet Debbie (Nia Long). His best friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) smokes weed and sells for supplier Big Worm (Faizon Love). Big Worm wants his $200 and threatens to kill both Craig and Smokey. Deebo is the giant bully of the neighborhood.This is a fun slice of ghetto life. It's a cross of ridiculous and hard. The movie is a fun watch with Tucker joking around. Then the movie takes another step up. When Craig's father catches him with a gun, he tells him that his fists are all he ever needs. That's a big scene. It's also surprising since the father is played as a joke at the beginning. That scene makes this a better movie than a simple weed comedy.